What are 'CBS News Vice Presidential Debate' rules?
According to CBS News , both campaigns have agreed to and accepted the following rules for the debate:
There will be 90 minutes of debate time, with two breaks of four minutes each.
There will be no audience.
The two moderators, Norah O'Donnell and Margaret Brennan, will be seated and will be the only ones asking questions of the candidates.
Candidates will stand behind podiums for the duration of the debate, Gov. Walz on stage left/screen right and Sen. Vance on stage right/screen left.
Candidates will have two minutes for closing statements. A virtual coin toss was held on Sept. 26. Sen. Vance won and elected to go second with his closing statement.
Candidates will be introduced by the moderators in order of incumbent party.
No props or pre-written notes will be allowed on stage.
No topics or questions will be shared in advance with campaigns or candidates.
Campaign staff may not interact with candidates during breaks.
Candidates will be given a pen, a pad of paper and a bottle of water.
Event space will be available for staff and candidate walk-throughs to be scheduled in advance.
Lights will indicate time left, with numeric countdown: green until 15 seconds; solid yellow until five seconds; flashing red at five seconds; solid red at zero.
CBS News reserves the right to turn off candidate microphones.
Moderators will seek to enforce timing agreements.
For each question, the candidate asked the question will get two minutes to answer and the other candidate will get two minutes to respond. Then, each candidate gets one minute for further rebuttals. At the discretion of the moderators, candidates may get an additional minute each to continue a discussion.
How to live stream 'CBS News Vice Presidential Debate' tonight, Oct. 1, 2024
The 'CBS News Vice Presidential Debate' will be livestreamed on all platforms where CBS News 24/7 and Paramount+ are available. The Paramount+ app is available in the Apple App Store or on Google Play . The debate will also be made available to simulcast, CBS announced.
Chris Sims is a digital content producer at Midwest Connect Gannett. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrisFSims .
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